Tag: Oldroyd

In preparation for next week’s Surname Saturday post, where I planned to feature the surname Whitworth, I decided to see if I could find more details about the person in my tree with this surname, Mary Whitworth. Mary Whitworth was married to John Oldroyd. I found a burial entry for a Mary Oldroyd in 1851… Continue reading Latest research – John Oldroyd born 1783

This week, I decided to have a look for any articles about my 2x great grandmother (Jane Elizabeth Oldroyd)’s brother John Oldroyd. One of the articles I found was: SINGULAR CHARGE OF ABDUCTION. – Joshua Oldroyd was charged with the abduction of Sarah Bloward, at Tin Pot, on the Bremer, on November 15, 1857. John… Continue reading Trove Tuesday – John Oldroyd

Amy Johnson Crow introduced the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge on her No Story Too Small blog in 2014. This year she continued the challenge, but also added a weekly theme. This week, the theme is Favorite Place: What has been your favorite place to research? Which ancestor came from there? Probably my favourite place to research… Continue reading 52 Ancestors #38 Favourite place – Tarnagulla

Last week, my ancestor was Mark Oldroyd. This week, my ancestor is his daughter Jane Elizabeth Oldroyd, my gg grandmother. The first information I had about Jane was from the book “Tarnagulla & District: The Way It Was” by Edna & Ken Arnold. This book stated that Jane was born 5 April 1828 and died… Continue reading 52 Ancestors (2014) #29 Jane Elizabeth Oldroyd

This week my ancestor is Mark Oldroyd, the grandfather of my great grandmother Sarah Jane Sharp. The information I originally had for Mark was from the book “Tarnagulla & District: The Way It Was” by Edna & Ken Arnold. A number of Mark’s children had settled in the Tarnagulla district, including his daughter Jane, so… Continue reading 52 Ancestors #28 Mark Oldroyd

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